Investors may find better financial performance in Gap, Inc (GAP)

Gap, Inc [GAP] stock is trading at $21.67, up 8.24%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The GAP shares have gain 7.81% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.52%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Gap, Inc [NYSE: GAP] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 21, 2025, when Argus upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $27 for it. Previously, UBS upgraded its rating to Neutral on January 10, 2025, and elevated its price target to $26. On December 02, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight and revised its price target to $30 on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and decreased its price target to $26 on August 30, 2024. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Neutral and raised its price target to $25 on July 31, 2024. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on July 18, 2024, and upped its price target to $29. In a note dated June 25, 2024, TD Cowen upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $28 to $30.

Gap, Inc [GAP] stock has fluctuated between $18.54 and $30.75 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $29.33 within the next 12 months. Gap, Inc [NYSE: GAP] shares were valued at $21.67 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 35.35% based on the average GAP price forecast.

Analyzing the GAP fundamentals

Gap, Inc [NYSE:GAP] reported sales of 15.09B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -3.47%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.5% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.07%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.08%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.06%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.28 and Total Capital is 0.13. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.68.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 20.73 points at the first support level, and at 19.79 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 22.23, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 22.80.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Gap, Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.60. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.96, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.72. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.54, the price to book ratio is 2.48 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 9.84.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Barbeito Horacio, President & CEO, Old Navy, that happened on Mar 21 ’25 when 40764.0 shares were sold. Chief Financial Officer, O’Connell Katrina completed a deal on Mar 19 ’25 to sell 8503.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Sup Chn & Transform Ofcr Gilligan Sarah sold 3644.0 shares on Mar 19 ’25.

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